Trauma-Sensitive Movement
96 Somatic Techniques to Support Nervous System Regulation and Embodied Transformation in Therapy
- Author:
- Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT
- Copyright:
-
2025
- Publication Date:
- Feb 18, 2025
- Publisher:
- PESI Publishing
- Product Code:
- PUB088520
- ISBN13:
- 9781683738114
- Format:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 242
- Media Type:
- Book
Description
The highly anticipated new release from the author of the bestselling Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox.
Our bodies hold our trauma, but they also hold the key to healing from it. By working with clients to tap into the body’s first language – movement – you can help them access what is held in the body so they can move with and beyond their trauma stories.
Written for therapists who want to skillfully and mindfully bring movement into their practice, Trauma-Sensitive Movement is a clinical guide featuring 96 somatic interventions – including exercises, tools, scripts, and journaling prompts – to help you:
- Recognize and respond to clients’ nonverbal communication cues in session
- Attune to and co-regulate with clients while processing their stored trauma
- Access deeper internalized themes beneath their spoken stories
- Work through stuck emotions and regulate trauma activation in the body
- Integrate the power of breath and sound with movement
- Work with clients across differing intersectional identities, social locations, and mobility levels
- And more!
Whether you’re an experienced clinician seeking to deepen your somatic toolkit or are curious about how to bring movement into your practice, let Trauma-Sensitive Movement be your guide to facilitating deeper healing and transformation.
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Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT Related seminars and products
Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, MFT, is a somatic trauma psychotherapist, author, international teacher of somatic psychology, and senior Hakomi trainer. She is the founder of Embodywise, an international learning community offering professional training in trauma therapy, somatic psychology, and the Hakomi Method, and is a co-founder of the Hakomi Institute of California.
She is the developer of the Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach (ISITTA), an integrative somatic psychotherapy framework that supports trauma recovery through nervous system regulation, embodied awareness, movement-based integration, and relational therapeutic processes.
With over 30 years of clinical experience, Manuela has taught professional training programs internationally across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. In the field of psychedelic therapy, she offers specialized somatic approaches, including somatic therapy techniques, movement-based integration, and ethical touch practices, to support psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy through a trauma-informed, relational lens.
She is the author of several books, including Embodied Psychedelic Therapy: A Somatic Guide (W. W. Norton, with Joshua Sylvae), Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox (PESI), Trauma-Sensitive Movement (PESI), and 8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness (W. W. Norton).
She is also a contributing author to Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice (W. W. Norton), The Complete Trauma Treatment Guide (PESI), and The Praeger Handbook of Community Mental Health Practice (Praeger), for which she authored the chapter "The Role of Trauma in Community Health: A Somatic Perspective."
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Manuela Mischke-Reeds is the founder of Embodywise and has an employment relationship with Embodylab. She receives compensation as a consultant and royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Manuel Mischke-Reeds has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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